What you’re looking at is a carefully designed storage yard filled with enormous concrete cylinders, each containing spent nuclear fuel. These containers, called dry casks, are used once nuclear fuel has cooled sufficiently in a reactor’s spent fuel pool, allowing it to be moved safely outdoors. The construction of each cask is meticulous: layers of thick concrete and steel … [Read more...] about This Is What 20 Years of Spent Nuclear Fuel from a Reactor Really Looks Like
Energy efficiency
The UK More Than Halved Carbon Emissions From Electricity This Last Decade
The UK has delivered a powerful message in the fight against climate change: drastic reductions in carbon emissions from electricity are possible. A recent analysis by Carbon Brief revealed that the UK more than halved its carbon emissions from electricity generation over the past decade. This remarkable achievement underscores the potential for rapid decarbonization of the … [Read more...] about The UK More Than Halved Carbon Emissions From Electricity This Last Decade
US scientists probe potentially massive energy source buried deep underground — and it has potential to power the globe for thousands of years
A groundbreaking discovery by University of Nebraska scientists could revolutionize energy production. Deep beneath the Earth's surface, within the ancient Midcontinent Rift, lies a potentially massive source of clean hydrogen fuel – a discovery with the potential to power the globe for millennia. This article delves into this exciting development and its implications for the … [Read more...] about US scientists probe potentially massive energy source buried deep underground — and it has potential to power the globe for thousands of years